1 The Wish That Never Was: Chapter 11: Training for the Tournament

By kyllir

Disclaimer: I don't think I NEED to say it again, I'm sure you know by now that I don't own it, and I wish I owned Chibi Vegeta. In fact, you all think I'm nuts ^_^



A/N: Thank you for all the nice reviews, yay! We're at 300! Huzzah!



The clicking of chopsticks hitting plates rapidly filled the air, two Saiya-jins ate heartily the feast before them. After a hard day of training, it was almost time for bed. After Vegeta's little class, Kamesennin decided to skip the daily reading lessons and go straight to the napping, as learning ki control had drained them, and they did not want to be late for their work at the construction site. Kamesennin struck a deal with Vegeta that for a half hour after lunch, he would teach them to refine their ki abilities, and in return, he would teach him the techniques that he wanted to learn, and then they would do their studies for a half hour. Vegeta insisted that he did not want to study with that group of children, and that Bulma would do a much better job because he was having trouble putting up with the old pervert.

"So when did you say this tournament was, Kakarott?" Vegeta asked around a mouthful of noodles. Gokou swallowed a bite of fish,

"It's in six months, right master?" the old man shook his head,

"More like four months, which is why you kids should stop slacking off!" he shook his spoon pointedly before dipping it back into his soup. Bulma leaned over the table on her elbows trying to get some noodles into her mouth, inadvertently giving the pervert a view of how endowed she was. Vegeta noticed this and sent an icy glare at the man, his ki rising, Kamesennin's eyes widened in terror,

"Vegeta, lower your ki, you're gonna give me a heart attack!" Vegeta rolled his eyes,

"That'll be the day… what? You can sense ki?" Kamesennin nodded,

"Yup, that I can. Why? Can't you?" Vegeta glared,

"You will teach me." He left no room for argument as he quickly finished his meal and began walking towards his sleeping chamber. Thankfully, this exchange made Kamesennin forget about looking down Bulma's blouse, he now had more important things to think about.

Vegeta hid his fatigue with great difficulty as he slung the turtle shell from his shoulders onto the floor. He wasn't tired because of the training, heavens no. This training was like a vacation compared to what he endured when he was working for Freezer. Putting up with children and perverted old men certainly took its toll on him, he crawled under the covers of his bedroll and promptly fell asleep.

Shortly after Vegeta retired for the night, everyone finished their meal and decided to follow suit. Bulma headed towards the futon where she had spent the previous night, then remembered the events of this morning, which had included that pervert attempting to look at her pajamas. She quickly decided that she needed to find a safer place to sleep, she smiled and headed towards the sanctuary of Vegeta's room.

Vegeta stirred when he heard his door open, and close with a soft click. He cracked one eye open and smiled slightly when he saw Bulma laying out her bedroll next to him, and then closed his eye once again. Bulma lay down in her bad then looked at Vegeta and smiled, thinking he was asleep. She reached out her hand and lightly pushed his bangs away from his eyes, then rolled over and went to sleep.

Vegeta felt warm when he awoke the next morning, he tried to sit up, and found a weight on his chest. His eyes flew open, expecting the worst, and was surprised that what he saw was not the tyrant that haunted his nightmares. Bulma was wrapped around him, her head laid on his chest, one arm under her head, the other splayed across his stomach, their legs were tangled and his tail was wrapped lazily around her waist. He didn't know what to think, he didn't mind having her there, but it was very strange, how did she get here? He glanced quickly over to her bed, her blanket was bunched up in places and was connected to one of her legs somehow, it seemed that she had rolled out of her bed and right into his own during the night. She stirred, and quickly opened her eyes. Azure met ebony for several long moments. There was silence, which was finally broken by Bulma,

"You're comfortable," she said as Vegeta disengaged his tail from her waist, both of them were several shades of red by now. Suddenly, they heard the door to the next room open and close softly, and Kamesennin's voice whispering to himself,

"I wonder if Bulma is still asleep… I might have to give her a little wake up call…" they could tell he was drooling. Bulma had a look of disgust on her face, which Vegeta noted,

"That's why you came in here, isn't it?" Bulma nodded solemnly, the look of disgust lingering on her face, "don't worry about it, if he comes in here I'll disembowel him, and he knows it," Bulma's face lit up with gratitude,

"Thank you, Vegeta!" she smiled, Vegeta began feeling uncomfortable about this, and decided it was time to salvage his pride.

"I don't see why they old man would want to look at you anyway, he must be desperate," he smirked, her reply shook the foundation of the house,

"VEGETA!!!" he tried to hold back laughter, she knew he was just trying to make her mad, so she had to hold back laughter too. The door opened suddenly, and Kamesennin walked into the room, staring at the two laughing people in the middle of the room, he had a strange look on his face,

"So that's where you were! Vegeta, you are a very lucky man, aren't ya? I wish I had been here to watch!" the two glared at the old pervert with the bloody nose. Vegeta walked over to the old man and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.

"You've just signed your death warrant, old man!" he formed a ki blast and held it an inch away from the man's face. He growled and then allowed the ki sphere to dissipate, "You're lucky I still have need of you, but rest assured, should you ever enter this room while the woman is in here, you shall die by my hand!" Kamesennin whimpered slightly and backed out of the room,

"Training starts in ten minutes," he said quietly as he closed the door. Vegeta grinned smugly at Bulma, then picked up his freshly laundered clothes from the dresser, and walked out of the room for a shower. Bulma stared after him, somewhat confused.

"Why did he do that for me?" she wondered aloud, "That boy is an enigma…" she looked at the clock on the wall, "Four thirty? I'm going back to bed!" she laid down, but found that she could not fall asleep, so she laid there and let her many thoughts lull her to sleep.

Vegeta walked down the hall while toweling his hair, having remembered that he had left that atrocious pink shell in his room. He entered the room quietly, and noticed that Bulma was sleeping. He stealthily made his way to the hamper and deposited his nightclothes, then reached beside it and lifted the turtle shell off the floor. He made his way back to the door, and glanced back to make sure that he hadn't awakened Bulma. He smiled at her peaceful expression and closed the door behind him.

"G'morning Vegeta!" Gokou all but yelled in his face. Vegeta cringed and shushed the boy,

"Be quiet, Kakarott! The woman is sleeping!" Gokou looked confused,

"What, you mean Bulma?" he asked, just as loud. Vegeta looked about to strangle the poor, ignorant boy when Kamesennin walked up to them. All thoughts of his previous encounter with Vegeta had obviously left his head.

"Hey! Who's ready to start training?" he exclaimed, Gokou jumped up and down,

"I am! I am!" Vegeta rolled his eyes as he, Gokou, and Kuririn marched out the door and began their jog to pick up the milk.



The crew stood on a hill, facing the ocean, the salty sea air wafted through the air. They had just finished their lunch, and it was now time for their ki control lessons, courtesy of Vegeta.

"Now then, I want you two," he pointed at Gokou and Kuririn, "to fly ten laps around the area, and you," he pointed at Kamesennin, "are going to show me how to sense ki. Go now!" he shouted at the two boys, who hurriedly took to the air and began flying shakily around. Vegeta looked away from the two and turned to Kamesennin, who was sweating.

"Alrighty, to sense ki, I need you to close your eyes," he started, Vegeta looked at him strangely, but obeyed, "I am going to create a controlled Kamehameha, and I want you to hit it. In order to find it, you need to concentrate on the vibrations it sends through the air." He got into position, "Kamehameha!" he shouted as the blue beam erupted from his hands. Vegeta had a look of intense concentration on his face as he tried to locate the blast. And then, right by his side, he felt a pulsing vibration that stroked his skin ever so lightly, he concentrated on the vibration, and calculated that the origin of the vibration was about two meters to his left. He quickly sent a ki blast of his own to meet it, and both detonated loudly. Vegeta opened his eyes.

"Very good, now, I believe the best training for you is for you to wear a blindfold for a while, that should tune your senses in better," the old man told him,

"For how long?" Vegeta asked, the turtle man scratched his bald head,

"How about you wear one until the tournament? Then your senses will be in top shape for the fights," he suggested, Vegeta nodded, it was a good idea,

"Alright then," he tore a strip from hi gi and tied it around his head, "bring it on."



Alrighty, I'ma stop here for now, 'cause if I don't, you wont have anything new from me 'til next week. May 11th is my 18th birthday! HUZZAH!!! And I'm sure you all know what would make me feel extra special on my special day ^_~ *clears throat and continues in narrator voice* well, the training continues as our heroes prepare for the tenkaichi budokai, what is Vegeta gonna do if he's blindfolded for 4 months??? How is Bulma gonna react? Will Gokou ever be full??? The answers to MOST of these questions to be answered in the next installment of The Wish That Never Was: Chapter 12: Onward to the Tenkaichi Budokai!

Now I will bring out the celebrity panel to answer your questions, returning from the last session are Vegeta and Bulma!

Question #1: Submitted by Kitten:

Vegeta, what sucks more, the fact that it took you longer to reach super Saiya-jin or the fact that a woman can trap you without any problems?

Vegeta: Grrrrrr…. Kakarott, and that woman 'kyllir' will die by my hands!

Kyllir: That's enough of that… *Vegeta suddenly isn't wearing pants* Nice undies, dear.

Vegeta: *blushing* You will DIE!!!!

Question #2: Submitted by Tanyaneko:

Vegeta, why'd you take the pink dye out of your hair? *approaches slowly with MAGENTA dye*...

Vegeta: Damn you again!!!

Question #3: Submitted by Daniel:

Vegeta, why aren't I as cool as you?

Vegeta: You shouldn't ask questions to which you do not want the answer, boy… No one can be as 'cool' as me, I am the Saiya-jin no Ouji!!!!

Question #4: Submitted by Bulmas Goku:

Bulma, why did you never get into martial arts?

Bulma: Well, after seeing Goku and his martial arts, I admit I was kind of jealous, but that kind of thing was never for me, I prefer a nice clean lab to a fight any day.

Kyllir: Alright, that will be all, you may leave now.

Poll results: Vegeta won by a landslide! And who would have doubted it? Hehehe!

New poll: Who is your favorite Villain?

Have a groovy day! AND MAY THE FICS BE WITH YOU!!!